NIGP 42555: Modular Panel Systems, (With Synthetic Connecting Mechanism)

NIGP 42555 Modular Panel Systems (With Synthetic Connecting Mechanism), an Item code, encompasses the procurement of demountable wall systems and modular furniture components—including panel fabrication, installation, refurbishment, and disassembly services—that state and local governments use to reconfigure office, educational, and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring integrated modular furniture systems (panels, cubicles, and workstations from manufacturers such as Allsteel and Haworth), installation and reconfiguration labor by certified technicians, refurbishment and re-fabrication services to restore existing modular components, and demountable wall products for space reconfigurations. The issuing bodies span state departments (California Department of Water Resources, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Wisconsin higher education), county education cooperatives (Harris County Department of Education), and university systems, with state agencies appearing as repeat buyers. California has generated substantial recent activity across its state departments and higher education institutions, while Texas and Wisconsin have posted concurrent solicitations.

Representative recent opportunities include the Harris County Department of Education's Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP) for modular buildings and job order contracting issued June 16, 2026, through cooperative purchasing vehicle Choice Partners with a maximum aggregate contract price of $200 million across the cooperative program; the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Invitation for Bid (IFB) SD25-00046 for office moving services and modular furniture installation across six California regions (Sacramento, Central Valley, Kern County, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange County) due June 1, 2026, with mandatory 3 percent Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation and prevailing wage requirements; and the California Department of Water Resources' IFB #10216364 for modular furniture installation and refurbishment services posted February 9, 2026, with eight years of continuous operation required and mandatory DVBE participation ranging from 3 to 5 percent. Set-asides vary: Harris County's CSP includes no explicit disadvantaged enterprise restrictions; California IFBs uniformly mandate DVBE participation and offer optional small business preferences; and the University of Wisconsin-Madison's bid for demountable walls (February 16, 2026) carries no disclosed set-asides. Prevailing wage compliance is standard across California procurements but not named in Harris County or Wisconsin solicitations.